Building Correspondence and Blueprints, 1897-1906

The papers of J.F. Glidden primarily document the personal and business activities of Joseph Farwell Glidden during the years 1882-1906, and to a lesser degree, other Glidden family members, relatives and friends from 1885-1954. Additionally, there are small quantities of records from the Henderson and Olson Company, Lee, Illinois, which have as yet an undetermined relationship with J.F. Glidden and are included herewith. This collection does not... contain any significant amount of material relating to Glidden barb wire. Series I contains personal and business correspondence of J.F. Glidden from 1885 to 1906. Glidden House, Series II, documents the operations of the hotel from 1886 to 1912. Included are the bills and receipts of individuals or businesses, arranged alphabetically, who did business with the Glidden House. J.F. Glidden’s non-agricultural business interests other than the Glidden House are contained in Series III while Series IV consists of J.F. Glidden’s agricultural business activities. Agreements with farms/individual farmers are alphabetically arranged. Series V is arranged alphabetically and contains bills and receipts made out to J.F. Glidden. Series VI is comprised of Glidden Family papers, other than J.F. Glidden, and is arranged alphabetically. Business records from the Henderson and Olson Company, Lee, Illinois are included in Series VII. Included with the collection are three bound account ledgers, 1896-1907, with name indexes, that relate to the Glidden Publishing Company.